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100			_aWirtz, Bernd
245			_aAn empirical analysis of the acceptance of e-procurement in the German public sector
260			_c2010
300			_ap.26-42.
362			_aJan
520			_aThe increasing governmental spending and simultaneously declining income of municipality are two of the most significant challenges of the 21 century. The introduction of the Internet and innovative information and communication tools over the last few decades have led to a cost saving and efficiency advantage in many areas. By far, public administration has not fully profited from these opportunities and advantages. This article seeks to understand the underlying barriers of technology implementation, namely e-procurement, within the public administration area by analyzing the key barriers of central decision makers within the organization. The empirical findings of 289 respondents from the German public administration show that the barrier typologies are identified and that they have a strong impact on the resistance of implementation. However, the collected data could not verify the theoretically postulated relationship between high resistance and low implementation of the new technology. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration - Germany
650			_aE procurement - Germany
650			_aE procurement
700			_aSchierz, Paul Gerhardt
700			_aLutje, Sebastian
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a86114
999			_c86114 _d86114